Elderly Norfolk man dies from beating

NORFOLK, Va. - The elderly man beaten in a violent home invasion Tuesday has died.

Police said 90-year-old Marion Wheeler succumbed to the injuries Saturday evening at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Wheeler and his wife, who is in her 80s, suffered critical injuries in the attack.

The couple lived a rather peaceful existence in their home on Sunset Drive in the Bayview neighborhood for more than 50 years. Police say a back window was open when officers arrived. Neighbors say the woman was able to call a relative who lived close by for help.

The investigation remains ongoing, and no one has been charged. However, police said they have a person of interest identified in the beatings. On Wednesday, police arrested Brian Jordan, 29, in connection with the home invasion and brutal beating of an elderly woman on Cape View Avenue. Police said Jordan lives in the 1800 block of Croyden Avenue, the same neighborhood as the victims. He was arrested at his home at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Norfolk Police Spokesman Chris Amos said says investigators are "looking at Jordan very hard" in connection with the home invasion of the Wheelers.

The woman attacked on Cape View Avenue was released from the hospital and is staying with family.